When debates become polarised, it can be tempting to treat political opponents as obstacles rather than fellow citizens. Yet as Robert B. Talisse explains, this refusal to engage with the other side not only carries negative implications for democracy, but also produces ineffective, conformist coalitions that are incapable of realising their political aims. If citizens want to achieve their goals in a democracy, they must find a way to work with their opponents
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Coalition governments generally involve policy compromises from the parties involved, but how do par...
Jessica Garland from the Electoral Reform Society responds to our recent publication, The UK’s Chang...
The rise of political misinformation has become an important topic, as it can influence electoral ou...
Forms of democracy that depend on high levels of public participation and civic deliberation are unr...
Governments have developed a convenient habit of blaming social problems on their citizens, placing ...
Political trust has become a central focus of political analysis and public lament. Political theori...
In an era when there is such concern about threats to democracy from ‘authoritarian’ leaders, it is ...
States across the globe are facing increasing political and social threats that are eroding the qual...
Brexit has given rise to a range of critical issues. For example, was the composition of the elector...
Functioning democracies require voters to connect their own personal and subjective policy preferenc...
Donald Trump’s four years in power further polarised the American electorate with little common grou...
Many of the problems facing the world are global, from climate change to rising inequality. But how ...
The EU Withdrawal Bill's return to the Commons saw SNP MPs protest about their voices having been ex...
Many of the challenges we face are transnational, yet politics remains decidedly national in its foc...
Democratic politics in the UK is currently rife with conflict because this multi-national state enco...
Coalition governments generally involve policy compromises from the parties involved, but how do par...
Jessica Garland from the Electoral Reform Society responds to our recent publication, The UK’s Chang...
The rise of political misinformation has become an important topic, as it can influence electoral ou...